RSU Public TV Cherokee Language Classes

RSU Public TV in partnership with the Cherokee Nation is offering beginner classes teaching the Cherokee Language. These classes are taught by Cherokee Nation language instructor Wade Blevins.

The Cherokee language is considered a Class IV language in its degree of difficulty. It is spoken fluently by an estimated 2,500 people worldwide today, with several thousand more being considered beginner or proficient speakers.

The Cherokee syllabary is the written form of the language. It is not an alphabet, but instead contains 85 distinct characters that represent the full spectrum of sounds used to speak Cherokee – one character for each discrete syllable.

If you are a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, you may be eligible for a college credit class scholarship for Cherokee I through the Cherokee Nation Language Program. Click here for more information and to apply